"auction in the 1970s at around £30,000. The car driven by Terry-Thomas, called a ""new Bellini"", is in fact a disguised Aston Martin DB3S. After passing the British censors on 14 December 1959 ""School for Scoundrels"" premiered at the Warner Theatre in Leicester Square, London on 24 March 1960. It played there for more than a month. When the film was released in the United States on 11 July 1960, it was given the subtitle """"or How to Win Without Actually Cheating!"""", reflected in the US poster by Tom Jung. The film was the 12th most popular film at the"
"(Candide), never Clapper. The film holds a ""rotten"" 54% rating at the film review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, receiving 6 negative reviews out of 13. In his January 7, 1968 review for the film, Roger Ebert gave the movie two stars, describing it as ""not a brave or outspoken film"". How I Won the War How I Won the War is a 1967 British black comedy film directed and produced by Richard Lester, based on a novel of the same name by Patrick Ryan. The film stars Michael Crawford as bungling British Army Officer Lieutenant Earnest Goodbody, with John Lennon"
"realising that they have now got financial security, decide to fulfil their dream of having more children of their own. No Kidding (film) No Kidding is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Gerald Thomas featuring Leslie Phillips, Geraldine McEwan and Irene Handl, Noel Purcell and Julia Lockwood. The film is adapted from Verily Anderson's 1958 memoir ""Beware of Children"", under which title the film was released in the US. Anderson also wrote the screenplay. The film has been interpreted by film scholar Wheeler Dixon as ""a gentle critique of A. S. Neill's Summerhill method of schooling"", and ""Harrison's Reports"""
"No Kidding (film) No Kidding is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Gerald Thomas featuring Leslie Phillips, Geraldine McEwan and Irene Handl, Noel Purcell and Julia Lockwood. The film is adapted from Verily Anderson's 1958 memoir ""Beware of Children"", under which title the film was released in the US. Anderson also wrote the screenplay. The film has been interpreted by film scholar Wheeler Dixon as ""a gentle critique of A. S. Neill's Summerhill method of schooling"", and ""Harrison's Reports"" gave it a good review, calling it an ""uneven but well-enacted comedy by the 'Carry On ...' series film-makers... Unobjectionable"
"How I Won the War How I Won the War is a 1967 British black comedy film directed and produced by Richard Lester, based on a novel of the same name by Patrick Ryan. The film stars Michael Crawford as bungling British Army Officer Lieutenant Earnest Goodbody, with John Lennon (in his only non-musical role, as Musketeer Gripweed), Jack MacGowran (Musketeer Juniper), Roy Kinnear (Musketeer Clapper) and Lee Montague (Sergeant Transom) as soldiers under his command. The film uses an inconsistent variety of styles—vignette, straight-to-camera, and, extensively, parody of the war film genre, docu-drama, and popular war literature—to tell the"
"""many amusing moments, but overall it is untidy and does not develop the personalities of some of the main characters sufficiently""; whereas more recently, the ""Radio Times"" gave the film four out of five stars, noting ""...a remarkably cynical and revealing portrait of Britain shifting from postwar austerity into rampant consumerism and the Swinging Sixties."" Live Now, Pay Later Live Now, Pay Later (US title: Flight from Treason) is a 1962 British black-and-white film starring Ian Hendry, June Ritchie and John Gregson. Hendry plays a smooth-talking, conniving door-to-door salesman. Unsavoury door-to-door salesman Albert Argyle's (Ian Hendry) technique involves bedding his"
"his solitary confinement. Irene joins the scene and is able to assure von Basil that he revealed none of his secrets. Irene was spared harassment; Berger was no longer of use for his superiors. Von Basil and Irene fall in love with each other. Brainwashed (film) Brainwashed (original title ""Schachnovelle"", ""Chess Novella"") is a 1960 German drama film directed by Gerd Oswald and starring Curd Jürgens, Claire Bloom and Hansjörg Felmy. It is based on Stefan Zweig's novella ""The Royal Game"". Chess world champion Centowic wants to travel by ship to an important chess tournament. The ship, however, starts behind"
"Brainwashed (film) Brainwashed (original title ""Schachnovelle"", ""Chess Novella"") is a 1960 German drama film directed by Gerd Oswald and starring Curd Jürgens, Claire Bloom and Hansjörg Felmy. It is based on Stefan Zweig's novella ""The Royal Game"". Chess world champion Centowic wants to travel by ship to an important chess tournament. The ship, however, starts behind schedule, because a mysterious and obviously anxious passenger, who is on his way to the port with Bishop Ambrosse, is expected. During the trip, passengers ask grumpy Centowic to play a chess game, which he reluctantly agrees to. Centowic's opponents are about to lose"
"How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (film) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a 1967 musical comedy film based on the 1961 stage musical of the same name, which in turn was based on Shepherd Mead's book. The film was produced by United Artists and directed by David Swift, with original staging by Bob Fosse. The cast includes Robert Morse and Rudy Vallee (reprising their original Broadway roles), Michele Lee, Anthony Teague, Tucker Smith (in an uncredited role), and Maureen Arthur. The film marks the debut of Lee. J. Pierrepont Finch (Robert Morse) buys a"
"Man Who Never Was"" (1955), ""I Was Monty's Double"" (1958), ""Battle of Britain"" (1969), ""Hanover Street"" (1979), ""Hope and Glory"" (1987), ""Shining Through"" (1992) and ""The End of the Affair"" (1999), as well as some low-budget Italian-made war films like ""Stukas Over London"" (1970) and ""From Hell to Victory"" (1979). The 1950s has been recreated in several films including ""84 Charing Cross Road"" (1987) and ""Shadowlands"" (1993). The 1960s has proved particularly popular with film makers in recent years, especially for crime films like ""Buster"" (1988), ""Scandal"" (1989), ""The Krays"" (1990), ""Honest"" (2000) and ""Gangster No. 1"" (2000). ""Withnail and"
"Never Back Losers Never Back Losers is a 1961 British film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Jack Hedley, Jacqueline Ellis and Patrick Magee. The film is based on ""The Green Ribbon"" (1929) by Edgar Wallace. It was one of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries, British second-features, produced at Merton Park Studios in the 1960s. Horse racing jockey Wally Sanders loses a race, crashes his car, and a claim is made on his insurance. Jim Matthews, a shrewd insurance investigator, follows up the company's suspicion of foul play and finds himself deep in a web of gambling and corruption surrounding the"
"Never Let Go Never Let Go is a 1960 British thriller film starring Richard Todd, Peter Sellers and Elizabeth Sellars. It concerns a man's attempt to recover his stolen Ford Anglia car. Sellers plays a London villain, in one of his rare straight roles. Lionel Meadows (Peter Sellers) is a London garage owner who makes extra cash dealing in stolen cars. Meadows buys log books from scrapped models, then has other cars corresponding to the log books stolen and the number plates replaced. He gives a list of the latest batch to young petty thief Tommy Towers (Adam Faith), which"
"Sink the Bismarck! Sink the Bismarck! is a 1960 black-and-white CinemaScope British war film based on the book ""The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck"" by C. S. Forester. It stars Kenneth More and Dana Wynter and was directed by Lewis Gilbert. To date, it is the only film made that deals directly with the operations, chase and sinking of the battleship by the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Although war films were common in the 1960s, ""Sink the Bismarck!"" was seen as something of an anomaly, with much of its time devoted to the ""unsung back-room planners"
"buried but Maxton wants nothing more to do with it or them. The gang then kidnap Maxton's son and demand the money as ransom.There follows a race against time to save Maxton's son. At the end of the film, a policeman tells Maxton that the stolen money had been found 3 years previously. The Challenge (1960 film) The Challenge, released as It Takes a Thief in the United States, is a 1960 British neo noir crime film directed by John Gilling and starring Jayne Mansfield and Anthony Quayle. The film was shot in England from 12 October to around December"
"torpedo, they try and hide the fact from an Admiral and an Admiralty scientist. Watch Your Stern Watch Your Stern is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Gerald Thomas and starring Kenneth Connor, Eric Barker and Leslie Phillips. The film was based on the play ""Something About a Sailor"" by Earle Couttie. The Royal Navy provided cooperation allowing the producers to film aboard Chatham Dockyard, HMS ""Jaguar and HMS ""Chaple"". ""Watch Your Stern"" shares its cast and production team with the ""Carry On"" films, but the film is not an official member of the ""Carry On"" series. When the"
"not inform them when the war ends. Instead, he maintains a masquerade to convince his ""guests"" that Germany is still fighting. Eventually, after seven years, they escape into a peaceful West Germany and find out the truth. Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious is a 1965 comedy film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and starring Alec Guinness, Mike Connors and Robert Redford. It is based on the novel ""The Hiding Place"" by Robert Shaw. The title is a variation of an old Viennese saying; ""The situation is desperate but not serious."" In World War II, two American"
"made a workmanlike job of what was a workmanlike book"". ""TV Guide"" later wrote, ""at times it is highly crafted, and the careful planning behind the production comes through well. However, the rapid shoot and low budget occasionally give this the look of a made-for-television film, and despite the tautness of the direction, the story is merely a routine thriller."" Suspect (1960 film) Suspect is a 1960 British thriller film directed by Roy Boulting and John Boulting and starring Tony Britton, Virginia Maskell, Ian Bannen, Peter Cushing and Donald Pleasence. Based on the novel ""A Sort of Traitors"" by Nigel"
"racetrack. Never Back Losers Never Back Losers is a 1961 British film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Jack Hedley, Jacqueline Ellis and Patrick Magee. The film is based on ""The Green Ribbon"" (1929) by Edgar Wallace. It was one of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries, British second-features, produced at Merton Park Studios in the 1960s. Horse racing jockey Wally Sanders loses a race, crashes his car, and a claim is made on his insurance. Jim Matthews, a shrewd insurance investigator, follows up the company's suspicion of foul play and finds himself deep in a web of gambling and corruption surrounding"
"The Knack ...and How to Get It The Knack …and How to Get It is a 1965 British comedy film directed by Richard Lester and based on the play by Ann Jellicoe. It won the ""Palme d'Or"" at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival and the Grand Prix of the Belgian Film Critics Association. It was also in competition for the Golden Bear at the 15th Berlin International Film Festival. The nervous schoolteacher Colin, observing the sexual revolution in London, has little personal sexual experience and wishes to gain ""the knack"", a way to seduce women. He turns to a friend,"
"""Two-Way Stretch"" was the fourth most popular film at the British box office in 1960. In ""The New York Times"", Bosley Crowther gave it a positive review, writing, ""the script by John Warren and Len Heath follows a straight line and is clever and full of good Cockney wit. Robert Day's direction is lively, in the vein of civilized farce, and the performances are delicious, right down the line,"" concluding, ""Mr. Sellers is still on the rise."" Two-Way Stretch Two-Way Stretch, sometimes titled Nothing Barred, is a 1960 British comedy film, about a group of prisoners who plan to break"
"Tunes of Glory Tunes of Glory is a 1960 British drama film directed by Ronald Neame, based on the novel and screenplay by James Kennaway. The film is a ""dark psychological drama"" focusing on events in a wintry Scottish Highland regimental barracks in the period following the Second World War. It stars Alec Guinness and John Mills, and features Dennis Price, Kay Walsh, John Fraser, Susannah York, Duncan MacRae and Gordon Jackson. Writer Kennaway served with the Gordon Highlanders, and the title refers to the bagpiping that accompanies every important action of the regiment. The original pipe music was composed"
"Live Now, Pay Later Live Now, Pay Later (US title: Flight from Treason) is a 1962 British black-and-white film starring Ian Hendry, June Ritchie and John Gregson. Hendry plays a smooth-talking, conniving door-to-door salesman. Unsavoury door-to-door salesman Albert Argyle's (Ian Hendry) technique involves bedding his female customers in an attempt to seduce them to buy on credit. As well as being unfaithful to his pregnant girlfriend (June Ritchie), the unrepentant Albert is also cheating his boss (John Gregson) out of profits, and also trying his hand at a spot of blackmail. In a contemporary review, ""Variety"" considered it to have"
"The League of Gentlemen (film) The League of Gentlemen is a 1960 British criminal comedy film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey, and Richard Attenborough. It is based on the 1958 novel ""The League of Gentlemen"" by John Boland and adapted by Bryan Forbes, who also starred in the film. A manhole opens at night in an empty street and out climbs Lieutenant-Colonel Norman Hyde (Jack Hawkins) in a dinner suit. He gets into a Rolls-Royce and drives home. There, he prepares seven envelopes, each containing an American crime paperback called ""The Golden Fleece"","
"in Darwen, Lancashire, where it was filmed, in 2008. The film was released on DVD on 8 May 2017. There Was a Crooked Man (film) There Was a Crooked Man is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Stuart Burge and starring Norman Wisdom, Alfred Marks, Andrew Cruickshank, Reginald Beckwith, and Susannah York. It is based on the James Bridie play ""The Odd Legend of Schultz""; and was one of two films Wisdom made independently to extend his range (the other being ""The Girl on the Boat""), although according to the BFI Screenonline website, ""the cinema public craved only the"
"to up to 15 shillings each on the back of public enthusiasm for the victory before falling back in value when the public realised it was not rare. The 1991 BBC miniseries ""Sleepers"", about a pair of deep-cover KGB agents placed in England in the mid-1960s and then forgotten includes a subplot about an archive film of the match recorded by Soviet agents and then placed in archives. A KGB officer who sees the film in the early 1990s is excited to discover it includes footage of the disputed goal and attempts to sell it to a contact at a"
"Only Two Can Play Only Two Can Play is a 1962 British comedy film starring Peter Sellers, based on the novel ""That Uncertain Feeling"" by Kingsley Amis. Sidney Gilliat directed the film from a screenplay by Bryan Forbes. The film is set in the fictional South Wales town of Aberdarcy, and largely filmed in and around Swansea, Kingsley Amis's stated real-life city that Aberdarcy represents. John Lewis (Sellers) is a poorly paid and professionally frustrated librarian and occasional drama critic, whose affections fluctuate between glamorous Liz (Mai Zetterling), and his long-suffering wife Jean (Virginia Maskell). When a better paid job"
"charity, but leaving it to his mother in case of his death. She blows up the mansion with her son in it. ""The New York Times"" described the film as a ""lengthy, busy but largely unfunny mélange of comedy and melodrama."" Sky Movies wrote that the film was a ""pleasing comedy"", and noted, ""Lionel Jeffries does a mini-Alec Guinness by playing four parts."" The Secret of My Success (1965 film) The Secret of My Success (also known as The Secret of My Success or: How Three Beautiful Girls Love for Fun—and Murder for Profit) is a 1965 British comedy film"
"Sim. School for Scoundrels (1960 film) School for Scoundrels is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Ian Carmichael and Terry-Thomas. It was inspired by the ""Gamesmanship"" series of books by Stephen Potter. It has been remade twice: in Bollywood in 1975 under the title ""Chhoti Si Baat"", and in Hollywood in 2006 as ""School for Scoundrels"". Henry Palfrey (Ian Carmichael) is a failure in sport and love, and the easy victim of conmen and employees alike. So he enrols at the ""School of Lifemanship"" in Yeovil, run by Dr. Potter (Alastair Sim). Late for his"
"1960 of a local woman. He meets her husband by visiting the man's used bookstore. Stackhouse has a troubled marriage, and his wife turns up dead. The police detective investigating both deaths suspects each husband of killing his wife, and a possible connection between the two crimes. As the investigation continues, the plot twists set in, leading up to the unexpected and dark ending. In February 2013, it was revealed that Andy Goddard had been attached to direct the film, from a screenplay by Susan Boyd, with Ted Hope, Christine Vachon, and Kelly McCormick producing under their Killer Films and"
"the film ""a barely average British comedy."" Trouble with Eve Trouble with Eve is a low budget 1960 British comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Hy Hazell, Robert Urquhart and Garry Marsh. It was based on the play ""Widows are Dangerous"" by June Garland. The film was released in the U.S. in 1964 as In Trouble With Eve. In the sleepy English village of Warlock, Louise Kingston (Hy Hazell) converts her cottage into ""The Willow Tree"", a commercial tearoom. However, scandal ensues when the local inspector gets caught with his pants down, and the tea room is rumoured"
"British Films of all time. Billy Liar (film) Billy Liar is a 1963 British black-and-white CinemaScope comedy-drama film based on the 1959 novel by Keith Waterhouse. Directed by John Schlesinger, it stars Tom Courtenay (who had understudied Albert Finney in the West End theatre adaptation of the novel) as Billy, and Julie Christie as Liz, one of his three girlfriends. Mona Washbourne plays Mrs. Fisher, and Wilfred Pickles plays Mr. Fisher. Rodney Bewes, Finlay Currie and Leonard Rossiter also feature. The Cinemascope photography is by Denys Coop, and Richard Rodney Bennett supplied the score. The film belongs to the British"
"were taken outside the corner shop at 2a Kinnaird Street. This and surrounding streets, which were also a location for scenes in ""The Blue Lamp"" (1950), were demolished in 1965 to make way for the Warwick Estate major housing redevelopment adjacent to Little Venice. ""Never Let Go"" was released to DVD by MGM Home Video on 7 June 2005, as a Region 1 fullscreen DVD. Never Let Go Never Let Go is a 1960 British thriller film starring Richard Todd, Peter Sellers and Elizabeth Sellars. It concerns a man's attempt to recover his stolen Ford Anglia car. Sellers plays a"
"which might spoil it for some viewers is the slightly abrupt ending. Beautifully photographed entirely in Paris, France. House of Secrets (1956 film) House of Secrets (1956) is a British crime film directed by Guy Green, filmed in Technicolor and VistaVision, and starring Michael Craig, Anton Diffring, and Gérard Oury. The film, based on the novel ""Storm Over Paris"" by Sterling Noel, follows a man who is sent undercover to infiltrate an international crime organization planning to inundate the UK with huge amounts of near perfect forged UK Bank Notes to damage the UK Economy. In this very well-made Glossy"